Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Sabor's meal planning, nutrition tracking, and family features.
What is Sabor?
Sabor is a smart meal planning app that helps individuals and families plan meals, track nutrition, manage grocery lists, and reduce food waste. It uses AI to generate personalized meal suggestions based on your preferences, dietary restrictions, and what you have in your pantry. Users typically save $200+ per month on groceries and 3+ hours per week on meal planning.
Does Sabor work for individuals or just families?
Sabor works great for both individuals and families. For individuals, you can plan single-serving meals and track personal nutrition goals. For families, you can create profiles for each household member, manage different dietary restrictions, and plan meals that work for everyone. The app scales from one person to large families.
How do I get started with Sabor?
Getting started is simple: 1) Create a free account, 2) Set up your dietary preferences and restrictions, 3) Add your first recipes (import from a URL, upload a photo or PDF, paste text, or create manually), 4) Create your first meal plan for the week. The app guides you through onboarding with helpful tooltips and suggestions.
How does Sabor help with meal planning?
Sabor uses AI to help you plan weekly meals efficiently. You can drag and drop recipes onto a calendar view, get AI-generated meal suggestions based on your preferences, automatically generate grocery lists from your meal plan, and track nutrition across all planned meals. Pro users can use the AI Meal Coach for personalized suggestions.
Can I plan meals for a family of 4?
Yes, Sabor is designed for family meal planning. You can create profiles for each family member, set individual dietary restrictions and preferences, adjust serving sizes for each meal, and the meal planner will suggest recipes that accommodate everyone's needs. Many families use Sabor to plan a full week of meals in 30 minutes or less.
How do meal plan templates work?
Meal plan templates are pre-built weekly meal plans you can use as a starting point. Sabor offers templates for different goals (budget-friendly, high-protein, kid-friendly, etc.). You can customize any template, save your own templates, and reuse them. Templates save time by giving you a proven meal plan structure to work from.
How do I add recipes to Sabor?
You can add recipes in five ways: 1) Import from any recipe URL — paste the link and Sabor extracts the recipe automatically using AI, 2) Upload a photo or PDF of a recipe, 3) Import from a video, 4) Paste raw recipe text, 5) Create one manually with our easy form. All five methods are available on every plan. Free users can save up to 20 recipes; Pro users get unlimited.
Can I import recipes from websites?
Yes, Sabor can import recipes from virtually any recipe website. Simply paste the URL and our AI extracts the recipe title, ingredients, instructions, cook time, and nutrition information. Supported sites include AllRecipes, Food Network, NYT Cooking, Serious Eats, and thousands more. The import typically takes just a few seconds.
What is Recipe Remix?
Recipe Remix is a Pro feature that uses AI to modify recipes based on your needs. You can ask it to make a recipe vegetarian, reduce calories, substitute ingredients you don't have, adjust for allergies, or change serving sizes. The AI generates a new version of the recipe while maintaining the dish's character and flavor profile.
How does nutrition tracking work in Sabor?
Sabor automatically calculates nutrition for all recipes and meals. When you plan meals, you can see daily and weekly nutrition summaries including calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, and micronutrients. You can set personal nutrition goals and track your adherence over time. Pro users get detailed analytics and trend tracking.
Can I track nutrition for each family member?
Yes, Sabor supports individual nutrition tracking for each household member. You can set different nutrition goals for each person (adults vs. children, different calorie targets, etc.) and see how planned meals contribute to each person's daily goals. This is especially useful for families with different dietary needs.
What nutrition information does Sabor track?
Sabor tracks comprehensive nutrition data: calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, saturated fat, fiber, sugar, sodium, cholesterol, and key vitamins/minerals. For imported recipes, nutrition is estimated using our database. You can also manually enter nutrition information if needed.
How do I add household members?
Go to Settings → Household to add family members. For each person, you can set their name, dietary restrictions, nutrition goals, and food preferences. Household members can be adults or children - kids get special features like lunchbox planning. You can also invite other users to join your household so everyone can access the meal plan.
Can multiple people access the same meal plan?
Yes, Sabor supports shared households. You can invite family members via email to join your household. Everyone in the household can view and edit the meal plan, add recipes, and update the grocery list. Changes sync in real-time across all devices.
Does Sabor have features for kids?
Yes, Sabor includes kid-friendly features: Kids profiles with age-appropriate nutrition goals, lunchbox planning for school lunches, kid-friendly recipe filters, and the ability to track each child's nutrition separately. The app helps parents ensure their children get balanced nutrition while respecting their preferences.
Is Sabor free to use?
Sabor offers a free plan with core features: up to 20 recipes, basic meal planning, grocery lists, and nutrition tracking. For advanced features like AI meal suggestions, unlimited recipes, Recipe Remix, detailed analytics, and priority support, you can upgrade to Sabor Pro. All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What is included in Sabor Pro?
Sabor Pro includes: Unlimited recipes and recipe imports, AI-powered meal planning and suggestions, Recipe Remix (AI recipe modifications), AI Meal Coach, advanced nutrition analytics, unlimited household members, cost estimation per meal, cooking mode with voice guidance, and priority support.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes, you can cancel your Sabor Pro subscription at any time. When you cancel, you keep access to Pro features until the end of your billing period. Your recipes and data are never deleted - if you downgrade to free, you can still access everything, just with free tier limits. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee for new subscribers.
Is my data safe with Sabor?
Yes, Sabor takes data security seriously. We use industry-standard encryption for all data transmission and storage. Your personal information is never sold to third parties. We process data in compliance with GDPR and CCPA. You can export or delete your data at any time from Settings → Privacy.
Can I export my recipes and data?
Yes, you can export all your data from Sabor at any time. Go to Settings → Privacy → Export Data to download your recipes, meal plans, nutrition logs, and other data. This ensures you always have access to your information, even if you decide to stop using the app.
What is the AI Meal Coach?
The AI Meal Coach is a Pro feature that provides personalized meal suggestions based on your nutrition goals, what's in your pantry, your budget, and your taste preferences. It can suggest entire meal plans, recommend recipes to fill nutrition gaps, or help you use up ingredients before they expire.
How does the grocery cost estimation work?
Sabor Pro estimates the cost of your meal plan based on typical grocery prices in your region. When you create a meal plan, you see estimated costs per meal and total weekly cost. This helps you stay on budget and compare different meal plans. Users typically save $200+ per month by planning ahead.
What is Cooking Mode?
Cooking Mode is a Pro feature that transforms your recipe into a step-by-step cooking guide. It shows one instruction at a time with larger text, keeps your screen awake, and includes optional voice guidance that reads instructions aloud. Perfect for hands-free cooking.
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